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'Missing Girls' in the South Caucasus Countries: Trends, Possible Causes, and Policy Options

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dc.contributor.authorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:19:58Z
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:19:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractSex ratios at birth rose sharply in the South Caucasus countries after 1991, but recent data indicate that this trend is turning. What caused this rise, and what can be done to accelerate its normalization? Traditional kinship systems in the region are similar to those of other settings with sex-selection: structured for collaboration among male kin and dependence only on sons, not daughters. Yet it is anomalous to find sex-selection in a region that under the Soviet Union has for long been substantially urbanized and gender-equitable in public life — factors associated with declines in sex-selection elsewhere. Sex-selection manifested itself only after the sudden economic and governance meltdown following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Jobs, basic services, and social protection mechanisms unraveled. People scrambled for coping mechanisms, and sons offer the traditional form of support under uncertainty. Basic services, pensions, and safety nets have been rebuilt, but the process involved years of policy changes. Strengthening these institutions, and maintaining credible continuity of expectations in them, is critical to accelerating normalization of sex ratios.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24333343/“missing-girls”-south-caucasus-countries-trends-possible-causes-policy-options
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7236
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21850
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7236
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectFAMILY TIES
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectSEX -SELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectADVOCACY EFFORTS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FAMILY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectRATIO OF BOYS TO GIRLS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOPULATION FUND
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH CENTER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectPROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectPACE OF URBANIZATION
dc.subjectSMALL FAMILIES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPHERE
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSEX -SELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTH
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMASS COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectSELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC LIFE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectHIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION POLICY
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subjectRESOLUTION
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectPOPULATION ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectOLDER PERSONS
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectREGISTRATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.title'Missing Girls' in the South Caucasus Countriesen
dc.title.subtitleTrends, Possible Causes, and Policy Optionsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.title“Missing Girls” in the South Caucasus Countries: Trends, Possible Causes, and Policy Options
okr.date.disclosure2015-04-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:07:13.076273Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24333343/“missing-girls”-south-caucasus-countries-trends-possible-causes-policy-options
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryArmenia
okr.region.countryAzerbaijan
okr.region.countryGeorgia
okr.topicHealth Monitoring Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.unitPoverty Global Practice Group
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